Prolific singer-songwriter Jackson Browne is mourning the death of his son, Ethan.
Ethan was found unresponsive at his home on Tuesday morning, Nov. 25, Browne said in an Instagram post Wednesday. His son was 52.
“It is with deep sorrow that we share that on the morning of November 25, 2025, Ethan Browne, the son of Jackson Browne and Phyllis Major, was found unresponsive in his home and has passed away,” the post read. “We ask for privacy and respect for the family during this difficult time. No further details are available at this moment.”
Ethan’s cause of death was listed as “deferred,” Variety reported citing the Los Angeles Coroner’s Office.
Ethan was an actor, model and musician who made an appearance on the cover of Rolling Stone with his father in 1974 when he was just weeks old.
As an actor, he had a role in Kate Hudson’s 2004 film “Raising Helen.” As a model he worked for designers such as Isaac Mizrahi, PEOPLE reported. He also appeared in the television series “Birds of Prey” and the movie “Hackers.”
Browne’s mother, Phyllis Major, died by suicide in 1975. Jackson Browne told Route Magazine in 2021 that following her death he turned his focus to raising his son.
“I only had two things that I hoped I could fit together: being a songwriter and a father,” the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer told the outlet. “And I looked at it like this, if I have to only be a father, I hope I’ll know it, and just do that.”
Browne has another son named Ryan, 43, whom he shares with his ex-wife Lynne Sweeney.
